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The "Official" Shogun Thread

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So we have an official Tuna thread, official Sumo thread, official Solar Chrono thread...we definitely NEED an Official Shogun Thread. I know that this will not be as popular as the others given most enthusiast's opinion of the Shogun however I would love to see a nice collection of pictures, thoughts and opinions in one thread. I'll start:

I've had Swiss divers more than any others and in all honesty (and for various reasons) just have not been happy with them. I've owned several Seikos in the past and have flipped them...but always missed them when they were gone. I've also never been a fan of titanium as I preferred the heft of stainless but I did not want to let that limit my choices.

I did my research and the biggest issues I found were the price point and the use of the Monster style hands. Personally I really like the Monster style hour hand...it really lends to the overall design elements of the dial. Another issue was Hardlex being used as opposed to sapphire...again, no issue for me as I prefer this. That left price...so I sold off a few items and that no longer was an issue.

The Shogun was delivered two weeks ago and I've been wearing it non-stop. At first I was taken aback by the light weight...it just felt "cheap". Everything is titanium; case, bracelet and clasp. Despite how it felt it looked like a million bucks! I've got pretty big wrists so I didn't need to remove any links, just the micro-adjustment. I immediately put it on my wrist and all weight issues were forgotten. It's just such a beauty with it finely brushed finish and complimentary polished areas. The lugs are angular, though not to the extent of the Samurai. This aspect of case design isn't always captured in pictures.

I must say, the feel of titanium is just so silky that it really makes up for the lack of weight. In appearance the Shogun is the best of both worlds...looks like stainless but with the slightly darker grey of titanium.

A couple things I do not really like. The included "rubber" strap is cheap...it just doesn't feel cheap, it IS cheap. It does have titanium hardware but it is very thin and composed of plastic...very stiff and non-conforming. I'm also not a fan of the titanium bracelet...it's also quite thin. I guess being titanium bulk is not needed for strength but it just seems "weak"..



 
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Just picked up a new shogun. Farely new to the forum and wanted to say thanks for all you opinions and posted information.
Picked one up from island watches a couple weeks ago and was a little dissapointed with the bezel alignment. I knew it was an issue with some of these but it was way out at the 6 o'clock position. Contacted Marc at Island watches and he was a huge help hand picking another unit and mailing it with a prepaid return label. Cannot say enough about the positive buying experience with island watches.
New unit is great and running about +1.5 Seconds per day. I hope this keeps up!
I got this for daily wear and I'm fairly active at work and after. Beach, boat, ocean...I don't abuse my watches but don't hold back either. Was curious how the Diashield has held up for anyone who wears it it pretty "hard".
Here she is on a blu shark NATO
 

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I was a little worried too, my wrist is 7.25 and pictures are tough to judge size on. It really does wear smaller than it is. If you are picky about your alignment(bezel, chapter ring) I would make note to who ever you purchase from to verify. I am not overly picky and my first came in atleast one bezel click off at 6 o'clock and 3 o'clock, but hit dead on a the rest. drove me nuts, but seller was great and exchange the unit for me.
 
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Attached is a picture of the unit I returned. It was essentially of one bezel click. Line up 12 o'clock and it was off at 6 and3. Line up 6 and 3 and it's off at 12. Other more experienced members can probably say whether it was a bezel, chapter ring, face, lil of all...whatever it was it drove me nuts and was unacceptable on a 1k watch.
I think it's atleast worth a quick note when purchasing and probably something I'll always do in the future(per advice I've seen on this thread as well).
 

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My thoughts exactly. I wonder why they continue to use minute markers on the bezel if they are going to have loose tolerances on what's acceptable on alignment. If they would have just "10-20-30..." on the bezel minus the minute markers the alignment would probably not be that big of an issue or noticeable, but when two lines are supposed to line up they should line up.
 
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I've seen a few on the bay and recon in the last few days for $6-700 range which is a great price for this watch.
I'm about 3 weeks in with my shogun and really enjoying it. I've had it on wrist just about that entire time(pool beach work gym...) and it's been great/comfortable through all of those. The weight of this watch is the real selling point to me.
I was running a second or two fast per day out the box and checking it a couple times day. I set the time exactly two weeks ago and currently running at -8 behind the us atomic clock. ive heard it takes a couple weeks for the movement to settle in so I hope I'm there. I'll be pretty excited to have a shogun running -0.5 spd!

Ive tried several straps in these few weeks and really enjoy the different looks you can give this watch by strap changes. I live in Charleston Sc and it's currently about 90+ with 110% humidity daily and I prefer something I can adjust through out the day, so I haven't even sized the bracelet it came with.
Currently have it on a borealis(ISO style)rubber strap. I will say I really like the strap. Rubber is really pliable and soft. It's been a great strap for the money, and only complaint is the keepers like to travel too much. Also, had it on a blu shark grey NATO for a bit which wore equally as comfortable.
I've enjoyed reading everyone else's experiences when purchasing so I'll try and keep updating my thoughts every so often on this watch. Hopefully it will help someone else down the line.

Thanks
 

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